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Mike
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Randy
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| Mike Johanson earned his B.B.A. in 1979 from Baylor University and his J.D. in 1983 from Baylor Law School. He received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the Houston Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. He has been selected by his peers as a Texas Super Lawyer for 2004-2012, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. | Randy Fairless earned his B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington and his J.D. in 1985 from the University of Houston. He is a veteran of the United States Army, having served from 1976 to 1979. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the Houston Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the American Board of Trial Advocates. | |||
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| Todd
Taylor, Partner ttaylor@jandflaw.com |
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Bart
Basden, Partner bbasden@jandflaw.com |
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Todd Taylor graduated from The University of Texas with a B.B.A. in finance,
1988. He subsequently earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in
1992. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and has received
an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell. He has received the honor of an invitation
from his peers, and has been admitted to both the International Society
of Barristers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a member
of the Houston Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to
practice before the U.S. District Courts of Texas. |
Bart Basden earned a B.B.A. in 1989 from Stephen F. Austin State University and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1999. Before and during law school he worked for 12.5 years for 2 property casualty insurance carriers handling property and casualty cases of all kinds. For more than 20 years his practice with Johanson and Fairless, L.L.P. has included extensive trial practice with more than 70 jury verdicts, coverage work and representation of individuals and corporations in disputes large and small. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial law. | |||
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| Kelley
Friedman, Partner kfriedman@jandflaw.com |
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Timothy
J. Nisbet, Partner tnisbet@jandflaw.com |
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| Kelley
Friedman graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a B.A. degree
in 1992. She subsequently earned her J.D. from South Texas College of Law
in 1996. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of
New Mexico. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts,
Southern District of Texas, District of New Mexico, the Fifth Circuit Court
of Appeals, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and all state courts within
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Timothy
Nisbet joined Johanson & Fairless as an associate in 2010. Prior to
joining the firm, he worked in-house at an Oil & Gas company. Tim was
an honor student at the University of Oklahoma, where he earned his B.B.A.
in 2006. He then went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Houston
Law Center in 2009. Tim’s practice focuses on energy-related matters,
personal injury, contract disputes, construction matters, and subrogation.
Tim is also fluent in Spanish. He has handled cases from inception through
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| Brandon Berg, Associate bberg@jandflaw.com |
Vicki
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| Brandon Berg earned a B.B.A in 2001 from Texas Tech University and his J.D. from Texas Tech School of Law in 2004. He is a trial attorney with experience handling a variety of insurance disputes from coverage to casualty litigation claims including multiple semi-tractor/trailer accidents, premises liability claims, automobile negligence claims, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, dram shop claims, product liability claims, construction defect claims, errors and omission claims, Medicare/Medicaid claims and wrongful death and personal injury claims, and first-chair and second-chair experience in state and federal courts throughout Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas. | Vicki Daley earned a B.S. from the University of Houston–Downtown in 1999. She earned her J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 2004. Vicki served on the South Texas Law Review. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association. | |||
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| Jocelyn
A. Holland, Associate jholland@jandflaw.com |
Kevin Kyser, Associate kkyser@jandflaw.com |
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| Jocelyn A. Holland graduated from Houston Baptist University with a B.S. degree in 2002. She subsequently earned her J.D. from the The University of Houston Law Center in 2007, graduating with Summa Cum Laude honors. She is admitted to practice in all Texas State and federal courts, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and is a member of the State Bar of Texas. | Kevin Kyser earned a B.S. from Texas State University in 2002, and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 2007. Kevin served on the school’s international trade law journal, and also interned at a district court and court of appeals in Texas, as well as an international war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands. He is admitted to practice in all Texas State Courts, the U.S. Courts for the Southern District, Eastern District, Western District of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, College of the State Bar of Texas, and the State Bar of Texas. | |||
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Greg Laughlin, Associate glaughlin@jandflaw.com |
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Kimberly
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| Greg Laughlin earned a B.S. from the University of Houston in 2000. He earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 2003. Greg is a member of the Phi Delta Phi Honor Fraternity and served on the South Texas Law Review. He is admitted to practice in Texas State Courts, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. | Kimberly Nieting graduated magna cum laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering in 1993 and graduated from the Georgia State University College of Law in 1997. She was a prosecutor in New Mexico for several years prior to working for a defense litigation firm in New Orleans, Louisiana. She joined Johanson and Fairless, L.L.P. as a contract attorney in 2018. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the State Bar of Louisiana and the State Bar of New Mexico. |
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| Beth
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| Beth A. Rahwan graduated magna cum laude from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in 2001 and continued her education with a M.A. in 2003 from Western Michigan University. In 2010, she earned her J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law. She moved to the Houston area in 2011, where she and her husband have enjoyed raising their children. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas. | ||||
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